Albany Records: Five Seasons

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Fascinating compositions by Robert Jürjendal for unusual ensembles.

The history of the Five Seasons ensemble goes back to 2012 when Estonian composer and guitarist Robert Jürjendal heard a recording of the Corona Guitar Kvartet and contacted one of its members, Volkmar Zimmermann. Zimmermann initially asked Jürjendal to write a work for him and soprano Sara Fiil and their collaboration continued with the instrumentation expanding to the existing ensemble. The special membership of Five Seasons (acoustic guitar, soprano, trumpet, percussion, and electric guitar) encouraged Jürjendal to choose more academic writing, influenced by early guitar and lute music with the essence of romantic melancholy together with a complex contemporary harmony and sound conception. Five Seasons has appeared at Estonian Music Days to great critical acclaim.

Robert Jürjendal, composer
Autumn Prelude
Volkmar Zimmermann (acoustic guitar); Madis Metsamart (bowed vibraphone); Robert Jürjendal (electric guitar)

Robert Jürjendal, composer
Mutability
Sara Fiil (soprano); Volkmar Zimmermann (acoustic guitar); Madis Metsamart (vibraphone); Aleksei Saks (corno da caccia); Robert Jürjendal (electric guitar)

Robert Jürjendal, composer
Things We Trust In
Volkmar Zimmermann (acoustic guitar)

Robert Jürjendal, composer
Love's Philosophy
Sara Fiil (soprano); Volkmar Zimmermann (acoustic guitar)

Robert Jürjendal, composer
To Music
Sara Fiil (soprano); Volkmar Zimmermann (acoustic guitar)

Robert Jürjendal, composer
One Word
Sara Fiil (soprano); Volkmar Zimmermann (acoustic guitar)

Robert Jürjendal, composer
Passacaglia
Robert Jürjendal (U8 Touch guitar)

Robert Jürjendal, composer
Bells From The Past
Volkmar Zimmermann (acoustic guitar); Madis Metsamart (vibraphone); Aleksei Saks (corno da caccia); Robert Jürjendal (electric guitar)

Robert Jürjendal, composer
Ballad To Holy Mother
Volkmar Zimmermann (acoustic guitar); Robert Jürjendal (U8 Touch guitar)

Review:

"…Lastly, guitarist Robert Jürjendal's Five Seasons ensemble return with an immaculate self-titled album on Albany Records. It's a beautiful, beguiling set with a Renaissance/early classical sensibility, woven with vibraphone, French horn, lulling guitars and Sara Fiil's crystal-clear soprano. Gluck meets Hackett, perhaps?" (Prog Magazine)

Fascinating compositions by Robert Jürjendal for unusual ensembles.

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